Lockdowns, curfews and alcohol bans imposed around the world as COVID-19 cases soar
French police booked hundreds of New Year revellers for flouting anti-COVID measures at an illegal rave. In Bangkok, the city's nightlife shut down following a ban on bars, nightclubs and restaurant alcohol sales, among a raft of restrictions aimed at curbing the kingdom's rising coronavirus toll. Devotees wearing face masks pray to ancient Buddha statues to mark the start of the new year at the Marble Temple, in Bangkok on 1 January. AAP Public schools in the Thai capital are to close for two weeks. An outbreak last month at a massive seafood market has led to a resurgence of the virus in Th...